1.Sky still existed.

Running from 1988 to 2001, Sky was unusual in that it appealed to both sexes equally. It was sex-obsessed, but in a fun rather than a leering way. It was edited in the mid-'90s by Mark Frith, who established a clubby tone that he later took to Heat.

2.So did Select.

The one fact most people know about Select is that the term Britpop was coined in its pages, in the 1993 'Yanks Go Home' issue. It was always full of inventive feature ideas, and many of its contributors have gone on to big things, not least Father Ted creator Graham Linehan. The mag folded in 2000.

5.Men's magazines occasionally had men on the cover.

Launched in 1994, Loaded was the publishing phenomenon of the decade. These days it's just another babe-worshipping lads' mag, but back then cover stars included Noel Gallagher, Kevin Keegan, and - on the very first issue - Gary Oldman.

Launched in the US at the tail end of the '90s, Jane displayed an irreverent sense of humour that set it apart from the more pompous and formulaic titles on the newsstand. It was never huge in the UK, but was much loved by those in the know.

13.Video game mags were funny, and snarky, and sold in staggering quantities.

Launched in November 1995 to coincide with the launch of the PlayStation console, Official UK Playstation Magazine swiftly became the biggest selling games mag ever. By the end of the decade it was shifting half a million copies a month - more than the likes of FHM.

15.Or CVG?

16.Or Total!?

17.Smash Hits's glory days were in the '80s, but it carried on being quite good into the '90s.

Smash Hits ran from 1978 to 2006. The fortnightly magazine regularly sold 500,000 copies in the early 1980s, but its biggest-selling edition featuring Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan was bought by more than one million readers in 1989.

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19.Apart from anything else, Smash Hits gave you plenty of TOP-NOTCH posters for your bedroom wall. Like this one.